SEDBERGH SCHOOL

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  3 officer resignations in last 12 months

  Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.

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  1 PSC ceased in last 24 months

  Significant control changed hands — see the Ownership section.

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102

Reporting scope

Consolidated group

Auditor

HaysMac LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“The Governors do not consider there to be any material uncertainty about the School's ability to continue as a going concern, as set out in the accounting policies During the year there was the implementation of VAT on school fees, the loss of business rate relief and the increase in employers' National Insurance rates Despite this, the School produced a positive increase in the Group's funds from £19 691m to £20 792m The full year impact of these taxes have been built into the financial modelling for future years Having reviewed the funding facilities available to the School together with the expected future cash flows, the Governors have a reasonable expectation that the School has adequate resources to continue its activities for the foreseeable future Scenario analysis has been conducted to model potential outcomes associated with other risk factors, such as a reduction in pupil numbers and above inflation cost increase scenarios In each scenario the business is considered a going concern Accordingly, the School has continued to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements”

Group structure

1. SEDBERGH SCHOOL · parent
   1. Sedbergh School Developments Limited 100% · UK · provision of courses and other commercial trading ventures
   2. Sedbergh School International Limited 100% · UK · facilitate the provision of educational activities outside of the United Kingdom
   3. Sedbergh Hotel Enterprises Limited 36% · UK · set up to procure, refurbish and run The Black Bull in Sedbergh

Significant events

• “2025 has also been a pivotal year for Sedbergh School, marking the 500th anniversary of its foundation in 1525 by Roger Lupton. This milestone has been celebrated through a series of events, including an evening of music at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, a gala weekend for parents and Old Sedberghians at the Senior School in May, and a carol concert at York Minster in December, attended by the whole School and over 750 guests.”
• “2025 marked the five hundredth anniversary of the founding of the School by Roger Lupton in 1525. This significant moment in the School's history was marked with a wide ranging programme of events for pupils, parents, staff and alumni. The year began with a remarkable concert of the highest quality of choral and instrumental music in the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester, attended by parents, Old Sedberghians, and the whole School. Sporting fixtures and dinners were held to mark the quincentenary, including at Lord's, and a weekend of events took place in May celebrating the breadth of offering of the School and its history.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

9

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

2

last 12 months

Officers resigned

3

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  -0.3%

  £25,485,000 → £25,421,000

• Cash

  -48.8%

  £4,278,000 → £2,191,000

• Net assets

  +5.6%

  £19,691,000 → £20,792,000

• Employees

  -3.1%

  477 → 462

• Operating profit

  -18%

  £788,000 → £646,000

• Profit before tax

  -8.9%

  £610,000 → £556,000

• Wages

  +0.9%

  £11,871,000 → £11,973,000

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers